Put Some More Boom In Your winSPWW2 Experience!

December 17, 2009

Put Some More Boom In Your winSPWW2 Experience!
New Version 4.0 Upgrade Now Available To Download!

This year it doesn't matter if you've been naughty or nice
because Herr Feldmarschall Kris Kringle is delivering the best Christmas gift a
winSPWW2 player could want: a new patch of pure awesome that upgrades the game
to version 4.0. And you don't even have to wait until December 25th to unwrap
it!

The fine gents at Camo Workshop have once again crammed the
upgrade patch with plenty of content to satisfy all your tactical wargaming
needs. For starters, here's the breakdown of general changes found in the
version 4.0 patch:

All good, and frankly if this was any other game the patch would probably stop
with the above. But this is a Camo Workshop upgrade patch so there's still lots
more. Highlights of some of the additional content includes:

A new explosive class has been added. Bring a new level
of carnage to the battlefield with booby traps, demolition charges, and
fougasse. Booby traps represent mainly anti-personnel weapons, demo charges
can be used to destroy bridges and buildings, and fougasse is a goose liver
dish banned in Chicago. Wait, that's foie gras. Fougasse is a remote
controlled barrel of flaming death. Cool!

Pesky infantry hiding in a building? Blow it up and see
what happens now. Buildings that collapse on folks will have the chance to
grind said folks into paste. Previously there was no test for casualties in
the situation.

A tank turning its hull to face an enemy firing will no
longer turn the hull directly 90 degrees, increasing the angle of attack for
the shell (and thus increasing the tank's survival chance).

Passengers dismounting from a vehicle in a minefield will
now be tested to see if they set off a mine. Previously the only test was
for the vehicle when it entered the hex. This is why when you see a sign
saying "Minen" it's best not to break out the pogo stick.

All OOBs have had every unit and formation trimmed back
to 12/46 where the OOB still existed in 1946. All OOBs have been checked for
units that started before 1930 and the few that were found have been
corrected to 1930.

There was an extensive comb through of the weapons list
done to correct deviant and erroneous entries. All weapons of one type
should now have the same stats in every OOB they are listed.

Now for something really cool. Two development programs
will be added to your winSPWW2 folder: ArmourCalc and APCalc_WW2. ArmourCalc
allows a user to enter armour thickness and the angle. The application then
calculates the resulting game statistic and spits it out. APCalc_WW2 reads
the weapons data in each OOB and displays the potential armour penetration
at various range increments for AP and sabot.

Finally we conclude with the standard, "And much more!"
And yes, there are more additions/revisions/corrections. Once the patch is
downloaded check your digital manual for a complete list of changes.

Please note that all patches must be installed in order, so if
you skipped out on the last patch make sure to grab that and install that first.
The version 4.0 patch is of course compatible with all versions of the game
(free and Enhanced).

winSPWW2 is a fully upgraded and upgunned modification of the
SSI classic Steel Panthers series. Developed by Camo Workshop (whose history
stretches back over a decade) and published by Shrapnel games, winSPWW2 is the
classic tactical wargamer's dream title.

Featuring combined arms warfare from 1930 until 1946, the game
literally boasts hundreds of scenarios to keep the armchair tank commander
occupied for a very, very long time (and with the ability to create your own
scenarios add another very to that last part). In fact, with the latest added
scenarios the count is now over 400 scenarios. Even if you only play one
scenario a week it would take you nearly eight years to play them all! For
gamers looking to experience sturm und drang without the need for tabletop space
or tackleboxes filled with counters, winSPWW2 fits the bill nicely, whether
playing against the computer or a human opponent.

winSPWW2 is available either as a FREE download or purchasable
as an Enhanced Edition (which itself is available as a download or a physical
CD). Wait, if there's a free version why pay for play? Well, it's not called
Enhanced because it responded to those spam emails everyone gets. The Enhanced
Edition offers players more options for secure tournament play, more robust map
editing, higher resolutions, and more. Check out what the Enhanced Edition
provides on the same page where you find the upgrade patch.

Be sure to also check out winSPMBT, which takes the system
from post-WW2 up to 2020.